Welcome to the photo gallery of the Wildlife Biology group from High
Potential Week of 2009. These are pictures that were taken by the
students and leaders throughout the week. To view an image, just click on
its thumbnail below, or simply click "View as a slideshow" to
advance through them all automatically.
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Will writes his killer northern pike trivia question.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 8:45 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 8:45 am
Amy, Becca and Amy's parents
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 8:46 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 9:41 am
Casey and Jordan
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 9:41 am
Sam
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 11:17 am
Will Wolverine, Mali Monkey, Abby Antelope, Kate Koala, Courtney Cat and Sam Squirrel....
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 11:29 am
The Human Knot
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 11:45 am
The impossible human knot....
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 11:49 am
....that took 40 minutes to solve!
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 12:02 pm
Sit on my knees please - a game of trust and cooperation.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 12:27 pm
Walking up to see the predators.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:24 pm
From a different perspective
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:26 pm
Milo and Tonka, our real live predators.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:25 pm
Observing the predator
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:27 pm
Padded feet help a predator hunt quietly.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:30 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:33 pm
Our predators on the trail of prey.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:37 pm
The prey has been found, but they escaped.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 2:38 pm
Lilia measuring the amount of meadow in the Evergreen area.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:06 pm
Doing math to figure out how many mountain lions live in the Evergreen area.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:07 pm
Clipping grass to help determine how much forage is available in the Evergreen area for mule deer to eat.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:10 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:12 pm
Amy at flag ceremony.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:26 pm
Jordan reading quote about American nature during flag ceremony.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:31 pm
Courtney and Laya taking down the flag on Monday afternoon.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:34 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:36 pm
Madison and Casey folding the Colorado flag.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:37 pm
Timmy and Lilia folding the American flag.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 4:38 pm
Picking up the hot food during hopper duty.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 5:39 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 5:39 pm
Timmy serving hot food during hopper duty.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 5:40 pm
Clean up
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 6:22 pm
Mali picking up the silverware.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 6:23 pm
Abby scraping all of the leftover food onto one plate.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 6:28 pm
Getting creative during Improv, while getting to know each other a little more.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 7:16 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 7:17 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 7:19 pm
Interviewing the alien about his "speciality" - Math.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 7:31 pm
Steve, one of the Astronomy teachers, telling a story about Ted aka Dr. Suess.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-8-2009 7:36 pm
Timmy eating his cereal after all of the milk spilled out through a hole in the bottom of the container.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 8:35 am
A ground squirrel.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:12 am
Listening to bird songs one last time before our point count survey.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:18 am
Kate and Sam leading us through the bird songs.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:21 am
Kaitlin and Natalie
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:55 am
Lisa explaining how to do a Point Count Survey.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:08 am
Learning about the Point Count Survey
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Emily
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:55 am
Madison and Morgan in front of the Wildlife Building
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:56 am
A tree swallow flying overhead - technically a "fly over".
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:59 am
Looking west fron the wildlife building.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Timmy determining his pace for the point count
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:25 am
Amy walking her pace.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:26 am
Josh, Nick, Abby, Courtney and Madison conducting a Point Count Survey near the wetlands.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:57 am
Pacing out 200 feet.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 11:09 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 11:15 am
Natalie, Timmy, Casey, Becca and Laya
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
An Abert Squirrel
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-9-2009 12:45 pm
The forest group conducts their survey. (If you look closely in one of the clearings, you can see them.)
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 11:17 am
Lilia, Mali, Morgan and Jordan (the forest group)
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 11:21 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:55 am
Jordan
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:46 am
Morgan
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:57 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 10:51 am
The Upper Barn - our home base for the week.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-9-2009 1:26 pm
View of Mt. Susan and Mt. Rosalie bunkhouses from the Barn.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-9-2009 1:30 pm
View towards the Dining Hall from the Barn.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-9-2009 1:31 pm
View west from the barn
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-9-2009 1:35 pm
Getting ready for the Bird Beak Relay.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 1:36 pm
Trying to get the most food with our given beak.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
A straw beak doesn't work so well for a marshmallow.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 1:39 pm
A straw doesn't work for gummy worms either.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 1:40 pm
The straw worked best for juice. Only Laya with the straw was able to get nectar.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 1:42 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 1:44 pm
Joah and Casey
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-9-2009 1:45 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 1:46 pm
Casey testing his paper airplane.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 2:07 pm
Everyone testing their understanding of flight with a paper airplane.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 2:09 pm
Some planes worked....and some didn't.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 2:10 pm
Building wings for Kate so she can get her "license to fly" on her 16th birthday.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 2:59 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 3:21 pm
Testing out Kate's new tail.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 3:23 pm
Attaching "skin" to the tail.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
The finished tail.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 3:53 pm
Working on the wings.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:02 pm
Will cutting tape to help hold the wings together.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:02 pm
Attaching Kate's wings.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:05 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:08 pm
Some last minute adjustments before we flight.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:21 pm
Trying to get some lift.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:21 pm
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Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:24 pm
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6-9-2009 4:25 pm
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6-9-2009 4:26 pm
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6-9-2009 4:32 pm
A cottontail rabbit.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 4:47 pm
Tuesday's Flag Ceremony
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Sandpainting during Handraising time.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Nick
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
A broad-tailed hummingbird at the feeder.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Mule Deer behind the Dining Hall.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 5:00 pm
Morgan and Madison doing announcements and wishing Kate a Happy Birthday.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 6:14 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 6:31 pm
Kate blowing out the candles on her birthday cake.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 6:31 pm
A red fox below the bunkhouses.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 6:59 pm
In the Upper Meadow before the raptor presentation.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:42 pm
Tristan, the red-tailed hawk.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:44 pm
Cleo, the great horned owl.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:46 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:47 pm
Josh, Casey, Jordan and Timmy
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:52 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:52 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:54 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:56 pm
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Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 7:58 pm
Natalie and Kaitlin taking notes on raptors.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 8:00 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 8:03 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 8:06 pm
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
A great horned owl skull
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 8:32 pm
Brian Davis leading us in campfire songs.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:15 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:14 pm
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6-9-2009 9:14 pm
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6-9-2009 9:36 pm
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6-9-2009 9:36 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-9-2009 9:36 pm
Waking up in the tent on Wednesday morning. It was so cold, the camera lens fogged up.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:20 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:21 am
The boys tent.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-10-2009 6:29 am
View from the tents in the morning.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:33 am
Lisa explaining how to play "Much Better than Oh Deer".
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:39 am
Mali listening to the game instructions.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:43 am
Fawns waiting to be born.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:05 am
Deer seeking shelter from predators.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:06 am
Amy picking up food to help her survive.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:07 am
Will waiting to be born.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:55 am
The Wildlife group on the hike down from the campout.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 8:07 am
Sean telling us about the new species "Kidnius beaneaus".
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 10:52 am
View of Mt. Evans from the meadow.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:13 am
Lisa encouraging everyone to capture the Kidnius beaneaus before they escape.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:16 am
Some of the captured Kidnius beaneaus.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:17 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:18 am
Amy marking the Kidnius beaneaus.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:19 am
The Dodge Lodge.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:20 am
Watching a portion of Bambi as an introduction to fire.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 11:45 am
The red fox again.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-10-2009 12:03 pm
Beginning our hike at the Mt. Evans State Wildlife Area.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
View of Outdoor Lab from the wildlife area.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Lisa explaining how fire is used to improve habitat for elk by creating more light and nutrients to encourage plant growth.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:28 pm
Fireweed sprouting up through the newly burned area.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:32 pm
Natalie and Kaitlin
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:35 pm
Lilia taking a picture.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:36 pm
Sean
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:38 pm
Kate
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:38 pm
Nick investigating the remains of a burnt log.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:40 pm
A gall (insect home) growing on an aspen leaf.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:41 pm
Casey walking through the burnt area.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-10-2009 1:41 pm
The remains of an old homestead at the wildlife area.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 1:49 pm
The group recovering from the persistant rain storm we had hiked through.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 2:40 pm
Talking with a District Wildlife Manager at the Mt. Evans Wildlife Area.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Acting like an ungulate.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 3:29 pm
Aspen showing signs of elk rubbing their antlers and eating the bark.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Hiking through the wildlife area.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 3:38 pm
Wednesday night's flag ceremony in our Luau clothes.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:12 pm
Kate and Sean
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:31 pm
Jordan and Becca doin class announcements on Wednesday night.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:31 pm
Lisa, Kate, Sean and Sam
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:32 pm
A conga line at the luau dance.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:40 pm
Lilia and Timmy
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:43 pm
Dancing
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:43 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:44 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:45 pm
Kate and Sam doing the Chicken Dance.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:47 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:47 pm
Amy and Becca
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:49 pm
Jordan, Will and Casey
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 6:54 pm
Nick
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:04 pm
Sean in his special Luau apron.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:11 pm
Timmy and Lilia
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:13 pm
Will and Casey
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:18 pm
Will, Casey and Jordan enjoying dancing.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:21 pm
Kate and Sean dancing to the YMCA
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:23 pm
The Wildlife group after the luau.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 7:34 pm
A rainbow that followed an evening rain shower
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-10-2009 7:44 pm
Pro Elk presenting their arguments.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 8:20 pm
Con Elk discussing their arguments.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 8:25 pm
Con Wolf presenting their arguments.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 9:20 pm
Nick
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 9:20 pm
Courtney presenting her argument as part of Con Wolf
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 9:24 pm
Kaitlin presenting an argument for Pro Wolf.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-10-2009 9:25 pm
A mule deer viewed on the way down to the pond on Thursday morning.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 5:59 am
Becca fishing at Jackson Pond.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Sean fishing.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:23 am
Lisa showing a group how to use an open reel.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:25 am
Becca casting her rod.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:25 am
Kaitling working in her journal.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:28 am
A red-winged blackbird.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:29 am
Becca in waders
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:32 am
Mali fishing with Kaitlin observing.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:35 am
Nick fishing.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 6:37 am
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:46 am
Nick taking a break from fishing.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:48 am
Morgan and Madison looking tough in their waders.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 7:02 am
Courtney, Laya and Kaitlin working in their journals and making "happy" planes.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 7:05 am
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Sam and Emily
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 7:07 am
Lisa waiting for Emily to reel her fish in.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 7:33 am
Emily reeling her fish in. Unfortunately the line got stuck in the rocks and she wasn't able to land her fish.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 7:36 am
Nick Gallowich and Paul Winkle with the Division of Wildlife.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 9:28 am
Becca and Amy
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 9:37 am
A backpack electro fishing unit.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 9:39 am
Nick transferring the electroshocked fish to Kaitlin, who will transfer them to a bucket.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 9:44 am
Nick and Paul electroshocking. The pole in their left hands creates an electric current, which causes the muscles of the fish to contract and they float to the top.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 9:45 am
Watching the electroshocking from the stream bank.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 9:46 am
Some of the brook trout we caught.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 9:51 am
Morgan and Madison measuring a fish.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
The data sheet that we recorded the fish measurements on. The length and weight of the fish in the stream can help managers determine the overall health of the population.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 10:00 am
Weighing a fish.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 10:07 am
Amy and Becca measuring a fish.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 10:18 am
Sam and Kate.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 10:21 am
Courtney weighing a fish.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Jordan and Timmy
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Lisa measuring a fish
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 10:26 am
Sam trying on the backpack shocker.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
Kate trying on the shocker.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 10:28 am
The current producing end of the electro shocker.
Photo by Wildlife Biology students
An underwater picture of Bear Creek.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 11:05 am
Amy
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 11:08 am
Becca
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 11:08 am
Timmy
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 11:09 am
Natalie and Abby
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 12:01 pm
Timmy
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 12:41 pm
Bear Creek
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 12:46 pm
Emily, Kaitlin, Amy and Kate
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 12:47 pm
Sean making an attempt to cross the stream. The logs were too wet though to get across.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 12:48 pm
Lilia on the opposite side of the creek.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 12:51 pm
On the side of Bear Creek
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 1:04 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 1:15 pm
Kate dissecting a fish.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 3:33 pm
Sam with fish parts
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 3:33 pm
Fish scales under the microscope. Each set of closely spaced rings indicates one year.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 3:39 pm
The boys before the wildlife area.
Photo by Sam Tobey
6-11-2009 5:26 pm
The Black and White dinner
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 5:51 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 5:51 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 5:56 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:12 pm
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:26 pm
The gentleman standing up when a lady leaves the table.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:30 pm
Jordan pulling out Kaitlin's chair fo her when she returns to the table.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:31 pm
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The wildlife group after the Black and White dinner.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:38 pm
All of the adult leaders.
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:40 pm
Lisa, Sean, Kate and Sam
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 6:41 pm
Sam and Jason (one of the aquatic teachers)
Photo by Lisa Davis
6-11-2009 7:34 pm
A mule deer
6-11-2009 7:25 pm
The wildlife group acting like their favorite animal studied during the week.